United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3087 (109th)
Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2005
Introduced
28 June 2005
Last action
1 November 2005 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9454-9455, H9456-9458)
Sponsors
Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Pete Sessions, Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1]
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
11 December 2025
Summary
Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2005 - Declares that the power of eminent domain shall be available only for public use, which shall not be construed to include economic development. Applies such limitation to all exercises of eminent domain by the federal government or by state and local governments through the use of federal funds.
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Timeline
28 June 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 June 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 June 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9454-9455, H9456-9458)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 June 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 June 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 June 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 June 2005
Sponsors
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Pete Sessions · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3087
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3087
- us · 109-hr-3087 · source updated 11 December 2025